Thursday, 15 April 2021

Curious Case of the Water Buffalo

The Recorded Sayings of Zen Master Joshu

Case 481

The master asked a monk, “Where have you come from?”

The monk said, “From the south.”

The master said, “Who has been your companion?”

The monk said, “A water buffalo.”

The master said, “you’re a good monk, why did you make a beast your companion?”

The monk said, “Because there are no differences.”1

The master said, “Forgetting that I don’t approve, come and take me as a companion in place of the 🐃.”



Submitted April 15, 2021 at 10:47PM by Owlsdoom https://ift.tt/3wXulEa

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